On Monday, Dec. 21, Gallup Korea released their survey concerning idols who shined this 2020. Keep on reading for all the details.
On Dec. 18, Teen Vogue released their "The Best K-Pop Moments of 2020" list, containing numerous comebacks that took the world by storm! See which K-Pop comebacks made it to the list.
On Saturday, Dec. 12, the Korean Brand Research Institute dropped their brand reputation rankings for boy groups in December. See who rose above the ranks and is considered one of South Korea's top boy groups here.
Neo Music Community's music site, IZM Critic, released their top 10 best songs of 2020. IZM Critic is the largest music review site in South Korea. Keep on reading to see which songs made the top 10!
These six celebrities got tattoos to remember the fans that they love, showcasing how thankful they are to them.
From Red Velvet Irene and SNSD Seohyun to NCT Haechan and iKON DK, these pairs of K-pop idols share the same names!#RedVelvet #RedVelvetIrene #GirlsGeneration #GirlsGenerationSeohyun #Seohyun #SNSD #SNSDSeohyun #RedVelvetJoy #LOONA #LOONAYves #Yves #TWICE #TWICEJihyo #Jihyo
On October 31, Sunday, King Choice has finally dropped the results of their much-anticipated 'King of K-Pop' poll. For the second year in the row, BTS's Jimin ranked at the top, officially making him the 'King of K-pop 2020'. Check out the rest of the results here to see who rose above the ranks.
According to an interview with Spotavi News on the 14th of October, 2020, Park Kyung is expected to enter a training center and begin military service on the 19th. After completing basic military training, he will be assigned to his own unit, and then will perform military service as active duty in the army.
K-pop groups are usually composed of three groups, including the vocal lines, dance lines, and the rap lines. Among the three, rappers of the groups are truly honorable 'cause aside from giving spice to the narration of the song, most of the rappers listed below produce, compose, and write their own songs and verses!
On September 29, Tuesday, Block B's Park Kyung confessed on his personal Instagram account that he used to be the perpetrator of school violence and bullying. This comes after a peer from his school-days posted numerous accusations against him on social media.
Stage names are an essential part of K-Pop performances or any performances for that matter. For as long back as one can remember, artists have used stage names to express their artistic persona better. In this regard, here's a list of idols with the shortest stage names!
Numerous K-pop idols have produced songs for themselves or their groups. These male idols, however, proved their talent and their ability to capture any emotion by producing tracks for female singers.
While tattoos are sometimes frowned upon on idols in the Korean society, here are some K-Pop idols with tattoos which hold a lot of meaning to them.
Though the K-pop industry already transitioned from second-gen to third-gen and now launching fourth-generation idols, several K-pop groups are still active or didn't officially disband yet, that fans are still waiting to come back.Here are the male K-pop groups with the longest hiatus since their last comeback, and let's see if they are to disband or comeback after many years.
Coming from humble beginnings, these idols struggled with financial difficulties growing up but persevered and in the end, paid off the debts of their parents.
Despite controversies and backlash that K-pop idols encounter once announced their relationship in public, these idols still took the risk to find romance with fellow stars. Some of these former couples were exposed by the media, while some courageously admitted to the public their relationship status.
K-pop idols being in a romantic relationship with other idols still does not sit well with a lot of Koreans, but looking at how some couples are normalizing idols dating, such as Hyuna and Dawn, it is such a precious sight when couples in the Korean pop industry don't mind what people say.
While K-Pop companies sign on numerous trainees every year, they let go of many as well. Whether it be because they didn't make the cut in their assessments or they broke a rule, any trainee can be kicked out at any moment.
If you're a K-pop fan, companies and their harsh contractual agreements are not old news. Young aspirants sign contracts to be trainees in entertainment companies in the hopes of making their debut as an idol, whether in a group or as a soloist. Many contracts have intense clauses, and this is the reason why.
Wanna know who spits out bars the fastest in K-pop? YouTuber "Movictoria" revealed who these idols are, measuring how fast they rap by SPS - also known as syllables per second.